Middle class is pretty much a meaningless term nowadays. It used to be that working class = low paid, physical work and council housing and middle class = cushy, stable jobs and nice homes. Nowadays, we’re all in the tit. We’ve got teachers and nurses using food banks and problems like housing and living costs affect both groups. And in terms of income, class is quite meaningless. People I know in jobs that Russ would sneer at, like mechanics and electricians, easily out-earn those in ‘middle class’ jobs.
The stuff about his mum never reading a book is just horrible. The implication being that poor little Russ never got taken to a library or museum when he was younger, therefore you can’t criticise him now for being another privileged man on Twitter with tit takes. A lot of us had difficult childhoods. How many of us grow up feeling like things are great and we fit in? But once you get to your 50s it really might be time to get therapy or move on with your life.